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A close view of a traditional metal casting process in clay crucibles set in the ground. Glowing orange molten metal sits in a bowl-shaped clay mould at left, while flames rise from a fire pit between clay vessels. Iron tongs with long dark handles grip the crucible. Dry sticks and reddish-brown earth surround the furnace, and a second clay vessel at right glows red inside.

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August 24 20142014-08-24July 29 20132013-07-29July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesAugust 24 20142014-08-24July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesClose view of a metal casting process: a glowing crucible of molten metal sits in a bed of reddish clay, held by long iron tongs gripping its rim. Bright orange flames and smoke rise around it. Beside it stand clay mould forms with open pouring holes, and a wooden rod leans in the foreground. A figure in white dhoti clothing is partly visible at the top-left edge, out of focus. No face is visible. The scene suggests a deity-casting workshop.2013-07-29July 13 20132013-07-13July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesJuly 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a glowing red-hot metal crucible or ladle being held with long iron tongs over open flames, with orange fire licking around its base on a dark ground of reddish earth. The molten vessel glows bright orange-red with dark specks on its surface. No people, statues or ritual items are visible; the scene appears to be a metal-casting or forging process.2013-09-04A close-up photograph of a metal crucible or vessel glowing orange-red over an open fire at night. Flames rise around its base, and iron tongs or rods hold the vessel in place over glowing charcoal. The scene looks like a metalworking or casting process, with no people visible.2014-08-24July 29 20132013-07-29